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exclamation əʊoʊ Used to express a range of emotions including surprise, anger, disappointment, or joy, or when reacting to a remark. ‘Oh no,’ said Daisy, appalled Example sentencesExamples - Oh no, there's only back seats left!
Phrases Used to express disbelief.
Origin Mid 16th century: variant of O3. Rhymes aglow, ago, alow, although, apropos, art nouveau, Bamako, Bardot, beau, Beaujolais Nouveau, below, bestow, blow, bo, Boileau, bons mots, Bordeaux, Bow, bravo, bro, cachepot, cheerio, Coe, crow, Defoe, de trop, doe, doh, dos-à-dos, do-si-do, dough, dzo, Flo, floe, flow, foe, foreknow, foreshow, forgo, Foucault, froe, glow, go, good-oh, go-slow, grow, gung-ho, Heathrow, heave-ho, heigh-ho, hello, ho, hoe, ho-ho, jo, Joe, kayo, know, lo, low, maillot, malapropos, Marceau, mho, Miró, mo, Mohs, Monroe, mot, mow, Munro, no, Noh, no-show, oho, outgo, outgrow, owe, Perrault, pho, po, Poe, pro, quid pro quo, reshow, righto, roe, Rouault, row, Rowe, sew, shew, show, sloe, slow, snow, so, soh, sow, status quo, stow, Stowe, strow, tally-ho, though, throw, tic-tac-toe, to-and-fro, toe, touch-and-go, tow, trow, undergo, undersow, voe, whacko, whoa, wo, woe, Xuzhou, yo, yo-ho-ho, Zhengzhou, Zhou noun variant spelling of O (sense 2)
abbreviation Ohio (in official postal use).
noun British informal A person's wife, husband, or partner (particularly used in online forums) I often go to gigs on my own as my OH doesn't have the same musical tastes as me Example sentencesExamples - It took my OH a while to find a job and he's ended up working from home.
- I know his OH won't want to get involved.
- Luckly OH has a good relationship with his ex.
- Her OH is such a career-driven bloke - he spends 50% of the year working abroad.
- I know you're probably fully aware of this already - but your OH is an amazing guy!
- OH was actually very reluctant to get a second cat and took a lot of persuading.
- I wish my OH wouldn't wander around the house naked - we have no curtains up in the back.
- My OH is saying I need to go back to work full time, now I love my business and want it to grow but no way can i manage a house, business, and f/t work all together.
- My sister and her OH have some problems.
- Her OH is on a very good salary.
- I don't mind if my OH plays sport, watches it on telly, or if he goes off with his pals on sporting holidays.
- My OH has an interview tomorrow and i'm so excited for him!
- This is the first time OH has been home for pancake day for years.
- I would love my OH to do a healthy diet/exercise regime with me
- If my OH told me he didn't want me to have male friends I'd tell him where to stick that idea!
- It would be a shame to lose your new friendship because you don't agree with the things your friend's OH does.
- We lived in Oz years ago and my OH didn't want to leave.
- Why does my OH decide to have shower just when I've finished cleaning it!!
- My OH has told me I'm not raising my son properly.
- I would never let my OH, or anyone else drive my car: nothing against her, I just wouldn't want my car getting damaged.
Origin 1990s: abbreviation of other half. exclamationōoʊ Used to express a range of emotions including surprise, anger, disappointment, or joy, or when reacting to something that has just been said. “Oh no,” said Daisy, appalled Example sentencesExamples - Oh no, there's only back seats left!
Phrases 1Used to express disbelief. - 1.1Used to express a threatening or taunting reaction.
Used to express surprise or excitement. Example sentencesExamples - She's decided to do her own ‘special’ interpretation of ‘Walk on by’ and, oh boy, is it special!
- The other pups know he's a runt, and boy, oh boy, do they let him know!
- And boy oh boy, those boys were in for a major pep talk.
- They both claim the 45 minute countdown timer ‘hasn't been started yet,’ and once it does, oh boy, we'll really be in big trouble then.
- Boy, oh boy… Do we ever have a Valentine's treat for you - five full pages of eye candy!
- I read the news today, oh boy, and it made me feel like I'd fallen through a wrinkle in time and wound up in 1972.
- But, oh boy, was I glad not to be the only female in the house!
- Boy oh boy, her brother would be in big trouble when her parents found out.
- And the questions you're asking yourself, Jeannie, oh boy, are they legit.
- Monday came; oh boy did I have a lot to tell Michelle.
- And, oh boy, I've enjoyed it, every luxurious moment of it.
- Boy, oh boy, I can't wait until the whole story comes out.
- Oh boy, they've already gotten together.
- Scott and the entire family thought, oh boy, they really think that Scott did it.
- ‘They say, oh boy, this bird is dangerous,’ Adam said.
- Boy, oh boy, was I in for a surprise!
- And the twins… oh boy we can't miss out on harassing them tonight for being suspended.
- Boy oh boy, what has our poor Kira gotten into?
- As soon as I got in the car, oh boy, my mom went insane.
- He screamed, he hollered, he insulted, he berated, and he hit… oh boy, did he ever hit.
Used to express resignation. Example sentencesExamples - I am missing out on maths and Mr Ject isn't going to be very happy but oh well.
- Last night I kept thinking it was going to be Friday today - oh well.
- She sighed, and looked down at the files on her desk, oh well; I might as well get this over with.
- I was so not happy about it but oh well, it was still better than Lydia's whining back home, and who knew?
- You have to prep really intelligently, be prepared for saying oh well, we're not doing this now.
- It recalls nutritionists' warnings about salads being just as caloric as double burgers, but oh well.
- Okay, I'll try and make it through, and if I don't come into school tomorrow, then oh well.
- I wish I'd kept reading up on dreams and sleep so I could have better answered him, but oh well.
- I have now completely forgotten what I was going to post today… oh well.
- I decided to look into this journal, I figured if it gave me a lead, great, if not, oh well.
- It's not like her - she's usually up nice and early, oh well I'll speak to her later.
- I have no idea how we will need it, but oh well, there must be a reason.
- I hope she passes off as semi realistic… but oh well, she's a good counter part to Lucky.
- I'm not sure how good of conversation we'll give each other, both of us being a little isolated, but oh well.
- Sorry the update was a little later than I hoped but, oh well at least it's up!
- That last part sounded like a spam email - oh well - but you get the idea.
- I didn't think it was the best idea, as I had plans to go out that night and drinking during the day and night really isn't wise, but oh well.
- I was a bit disappointed he hadn't got out and helped me but oh well, a girl can't have everything.
- Accidents happen, oh well, never mind, that's all right then.
- It starts off where we all have to pair up and… oh well you'll see soon enough.
Origin Mid 16th century: variant of O. nounoʊō variant spelling of O (sense 2)
abbreviation Ohio (in official postal use).
noun British informal A person's wife, husband, or partner. I often go to gigs on my own as my OH doesn't have the same musical tastes as me Example sentencesExamples - Her OH is such a career-driven bloke - he spends 50% of the year working abroad.
- This is the first time OH has been home for pancake day for years.
- My OH has told me I'm not raising my son properly.
- I know his OH won't want to get involved.
- I know you're probably fully aware of this already - but your OH is an amazing guy!
- I would never let my OH, or anyone else drive my car: nothing against her, I just wouldn't want my car getting damaged.
- If my OH told me he didn't want me to have male friends I'd tell him where to stick that idea!
- We lived in Oz years ago and my OH didn't want to leave.
- I would love my OH to do a healthy diet/exercise regime with me
- My OH has an interview tomorrow and i'm so excited for him!
- Her OH is on a very good salary.
- It would be a shame to lose your new friendship because you don't agree with the things your friend's OH does.
- I wish my OH wouldn't wander around the house naked - we have no curtains up in the back.
- OH was actually very reluctant to get a second cat and took a lot of persuading.
- It took my OH a while to find a job and he's ended up working from home.
- Luckly OH has a good relationship with his ex.
- My OH is saying I need to go back to work full time, now I love my business and want it to grow but no way can i manage a house, business, and f/t work all together.
- Why does my OH decide to have shower just when I've finished cleaning it!!
- I don't mind if my OH plays sport, watches it on telly, or if he goes off with his pals on sporting holidays.
- My sister and her OH have some problems.
Origin 1990s: abbreviation of other half. |